Chapter 1 — Yuddha Kanda, Sarga 1

Valmiki Ramayana — Yuddha Kanda

Verse 1.12

इदं तु मम दीनस्य मनो भूयः प्रकर्षति। यदिहास्य प्रियाख्यातुर्न कुर्मि सदृशं प्रियम् ॥

idaṃ tu mama dīnasya mano bhūyaḥ prakarṣati| yadihāsya priyākhyāturna kurmi sadṛśaṃ priyam ||

English Meaning

This pain my mind sore, that I cannot do a like benefit, returning this dear office of his.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)